In honor of my wedding anniversary–Sydjia and I were married in Las Vegas on this day (Cinco de Mayo!) eight years ago–I am reposting one of my favorite songs of all time …
Growing up, the other Mr Rogers introduced me to Country Western music and thus changed my life forever. (The video above showcases one of my all-time favorite songs.) Rest in peace, Kenny Rogers …
More details here (via Kottke). Happy Anniversary, Sydjia!
File under: The more things change, the more they stay the same: “The most astonishing thing about the pandemic was the complete mystery which surrounded it. *** Science, which by patient and painstaking labor has done so much to drive other plagues to the point of extinction, has thus far stood powerless before it. There is doubt about the causative agent and the predisposing and aggravating factors. There has been a good deal of theorizing about these matters, and some good research, but no common agreement has been reached with respect to them.”
That passage, which refers to the influenza pandemic of 1917-18, is from this scientific paper (the first page of which is pictured below) published in the journal Science on May 30, 1919–a paper that is just as relevant today as it was 101 years ago.
It’s Magnus’s world; we’re just lucky enough to live in it and watch him continue to win chess championships. Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen, who won the Magnus Invite on Sunday, May 3. Here is a recap of the decisive game 3 against Hikaru Nakamura.
One of the great rivalries in chess history, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura–who have battled it out many times before, most recently, in the title game of the 2019 King Salman World Blitz Championship–will face off again on Sunday, May 3!
I am reblogging my “Kelo and Coronavirus” post (see below) because my colleague and friend Ilya Somin recently wrote up a thoughtful reply and critique (available here) of my Kelo essay. Professor Somin and I will be discussing these issues at a virtual Federalist Society panel on May 15. The details of our upcoming panel are here; in the meantime, I will respond to Professor Somin’s post in the next day or two …
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has published my latest op-ed explaining why “non-essential” employees and business firms must be paid just compensation–not loans or handouts. The logic of my argument relies on the leading case of Kelo v. City of New London, in which the Supreme Court interpreted the “public use” requirement of the takings clause very broadly. Although Kelo was a controversial decision when it was decided in 2005, it supports my argument that coronavirus lockdowns promote a public purpose and thus trigger the taking clause.
One of the great rivalries in chess history, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura–who have battled it out many times before, most recently, in the title game of the 2019 King Salman World Blitz Championship–will face off again on Sunday, May 3!
The second semi-final, which is between Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren (both of whom are pictured below), will begin on Saturday, May 2, at 10:00 AM EDT. (Watch it here.) The winner of the Magnus-Ding semi-final match will face Hikaru Nakamura in the final, which is scheduled for Sunday. (Naka defeated Fabiano Caruana in the first semi-final on May 1.)
This post is from 2019, so kindly disregard the reference to my review of “Natural law and natural rights,” which I wrote up last year. The rest of this post, however, captures my May Day sentiments exactly …
We interrupt our extended review of “Natural law and natural rights” (we will hit Ch. III tomorrow) to take this opportunity to agree with our friend and colleague Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University, that today (May 1st) should officially be declared Victims of Communism Day. Also, here is a listing of ten films that dramatize the costs of communism. Let us never forget how ambitious and charismatic men inspired by an evil and odious dogma flouted the due process and property rights of their fellow citizens in the name of the greater good. The larger lesson is this: James Madison was right: men are not angels. Checks and balances and a separation of competing powers are essential features of a well-ordered polis.
Today (April 30) was the last day of the preliminary rounds of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. For his part, Magnus played h5 in one of his games against Ding (see screenshot below); crazy, right? #chess #magnusinvite
If you or someone you love have been diagnosed with cinephilia, do I have some wonderful news for you! Thursday and Sunday nights are devoted to classic “film noir” motion pictures on the Movies! network.
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